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ups & downs of trying to be healthier

diverse diets {vegan.3} well-roundedness needed

I hate to look like I’m giving up, but I’m no longer going to be a vegan for this next week.

The main reason behind trying vegetarian and vegan diets was to introduce more vegetables into my diet. Since I don’t really like vegetables, it was sort of stupid to try giving up the foods that I think I need to have alongside in order to eat them. I need meat and dairy WITH vegetables.

So now my goal is to eat the USDA’s recommended amount of servings of the food groups every day. I think this makes more sense. So I will try to eat my 6-12 oz of grains, 45-ish grams of protein , 2-4 cups of fruit, 3-5 cups of veggies, and 2-3 servings of dairy EVERY DAY. (By the way, it’s recommended you take in 0.8g of protein per kilo of weight. So 127.5 lbs=57.95 kg x 0.8=46 g of protein a day, more if you’re active.) And I’ll try new foods at least once a week 🙂

me…healthier

2012: The beginning of my journey to be healthier.
2013: My personal peak of fitness and health. Proudest moments being the two half-marathons I ran.
2014: Pregnant with first baby, gained 40 pounds. But Madilyn was totally worth it
2015: Varying efforts to try to get my butt back in shape.
2016: Really struggled with food, but also activity level, due to a molar pregnancy and a separate miscarriage. Heaviest I've ever been, even more than before I originally started my healthy lifestyle.
September 2016-present: Pregnant again and so far, so good.